Notes:Florida State will make its 32nd straight
appearance in the NCAA Baseball Tournament, including 30 in a
row under head coach Mike Martin. It will be the 27th time in
school history that the Seminoles host. Despite these numbers,
FSU has yet to win a national championship. The Seminoles made a
strong case to be a national seed, entering the ACC tourney as
the No. 1 seed and dropping a heart-breaker to Virginia in the
final. They have eclipsed 40 wins for the 32nd straight season.
Martin has won every award imaginable, including his second ACC
coach of the year in three years this season, and is approaching
1,600 wins - a feat accomplished by only two Division I coaches
(Augie Garrido, Gene Stephenson). The offense hasn't missed a
beat, despite losing all-everything Buster Posey. Tyler Holt was
hitting over .400 for most of the season, stole 32 bases and has
an OBA of .515 (51 walks). Mike McGee, the Seminoles' No. 2
starter, had a monster year at the plate, slugging .751 with 17
homers (and 33 extra-base hits). Stephen Cardullo is a finalist
for the Brooks Wallace Award. Jason Stidham, who blasted a
three-run homer against Stanford last year in Omaha, and Stuart
Tapley, whose mom is a high school principal, add pop in the
lineup. Senior Ruairi O'Connor has contributed a journal to
CollegeBaseballInsider.com this season. Freshman lefty Sean
Gilmartin became the Noles' ace and limits opposing batters to a
.226 average. Walks sometimes plague closer Jimmy Marshall, who
saved 10 games and holds batters to a .228 average. Two-way
player Jack Posey is the brother of Buster Posey.

Last NCAA appearance:
2008 (4-1 in Athens Regional, 2-1 in Athens Super Regional, 4-2
in College World Series)

Notes: Georgia was
one win away from the national title a year ago, dropping the
final two contests of the championship series to Cinderella
Fresno State. This will be Georgia's fifth NCAA tournament
appearance under Perno. In three of the previous four trips, the
Bulldogs have advanced to the College World Series.

Notes: Coach Bob
Todd has now guided 12 teams to 40-or-more win seasons. The
great Steve Arlin has owned the top two single season strikeout
totals in Ohio State history for over 40 years: 165 in 1965 and
129 in 1966. Alex Wimmers moved into second place on the
school’s single season strikeout list with 131, he is second
only to Steve Arlin's 165 in 1965. The team has 199 extra base
hits, only five Ohio State teams have hit 200 or more with the
1991 team setting the standard with 243. Jake Hale pitched the
final two innings against Minnesota for his 36th consecutive
game finished and tied the career saves mark with 27. Hale now
holds the single season saves record (16) as well as the career
mark, which he and Cory Cox share with 27.

Notes: Marist is in
the tournament for the first time since 2005 and for the sixth
time overall. The Red Foxes have won three NCAA tourney games –
one apiece in 2000, 2001 and 2002. Coach Dennis Healy was a
four-year starter at George Washington, where he posted a 7-3
record and a 2.25 ERA (12th in the nation) as a
senior. First-year assistants Joe Michalski and Tom Shanley both
starred at George Washington as well. Jacob Wiley was the MAAC
tourney MVP after winning two games and posting a save.